Aruna Bahuguna, Director, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), said the primary objective of the conference was to deepen competencies of future women leaders.
The best minds from the academia and policing organisations from the world over have been invited to share their on-going study and research on the many complex dimensions of law enforcement and also enable the practitioners to learn from each other's experiences the many intricacies related to law enforcement in areas such as forensic science, international police cooperation, regional security and addressing concerning women in police, she said.
"They not only face the challenge of having to engage with a male-dominated environment but they are also shaping women's role and contribution to emerging areas such as international police cooperation and counter terrorism. It is in the light of these challenges that this Conference on Women and Law Enforcement assumes great importance", she added.
B D Paulson, Deputy Director, SVPNPA and Convener of the International Conference, said 51 foreign and 70 Indian delegates would participate in the meetings beginning tomorrow and the event would conclude with a valedictory address by the Union Minister of Human Resources Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, on October eight.
Elaborating on the key themes, Bahuguna pointed out that in today's context the main challenge of frontline institutions such as the police is to keep pace with the changing dynamics of institutions and social mores, perceptions and expectations from the processes of law enforcement.
"We must recognise that the interface between different disciplines such as science, medicine, gender, human rights, law and law enforcement are essential for investigation of crimes such as terrorism, cyber crime, radicalisation and counter-radicalisation and to be able to deal with the power of organised crime", she said.